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Last update: 10:36 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 25

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
155° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
92%
6° C
992 hpa
176° S
1.3 m
5 s
3.0 m
03h
159° SSE
14 kts
max 19 kts
66%
6° C
990 hpa
180° S
1.1 m
4 s
02:54
6.5 m
06h
155° SSE
12 kts
max 16 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
180° S
1.0 m
4 s
4.2 m
09h
138° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
99%
6° C
989 hpa
178° S
0.8 m
4 s
10:16
1.2 m
12h
127° SE
10 kts
max 13 kts
99%
7° C
989 hpa
172° S
0.8 m
4 s
2.2 m
15h
106° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
85%
8° C
989 hpa
164° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
15:22
6.2 m
18h
93° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
99%
6° C
991 hpa
147° SSE
0.8 m
4 s
4.5 m
21h
90° E
8 kts
max 12 kts
97%
6° C
993 hpa
128° SE
0.7 m
4 s
2.0 m

Monday, Jan 26

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
64° ENE
8 kts
max 11 kts
86%
7° C
994 hpa
92° E
0.6 m
5 s
22:32
1.6 m
03h
55° NE
7 kts
max 8 kts
81%
6° C
996 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
7 s
03:45
6.3 m
06h
66° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
4%
5° C
997 hpa
45° NE
0.4 m
7 s
4.9 m
09h
70° ENE
5 kts
max 5 kts
76%
5° C
998 hpa
37° NE
0.4 m
7 s
2.1 m
12h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
6° C
998 hpa
42° NE
0.4 m
6 s
11:00
1.4 m
15h
144° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
99%
7° C
997 hpa
60° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
16:18
5.9 m
18h
158° SSE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
7° C
996 hpa
105° ESE
0.5 m
4 s
5.1 m
21h
153° SSE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
7° C
995 hpa
153° SSE
0.8 m
3 s
2.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 27

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
147° SSE
19 kts
max 28 kts
99%
7° C
992 hpa
168° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
23:22
1.8 m
03h
129° SE
24 kts
max 36 kts
99%
1.78 mm
7° C
987 hpa
172° S
1.4 m
5 s
4.8 m
06h
148° SSE
25 kts
max 36 kts
99%
3.29 mm
7° C
984 hpa
174° S
1.6 m
5 s
04:46
6.0 m
09h
153° SSE
24 kts
max 33 kts
99%
1.85 mm
7° C
982 hpa
178° S
1.6 m
6 s
3.0 m
12h
169° S
21 kts
max 31 kts
99%
6.52 mm
8° C
981 hpa
180° S
1.4 m
6 s
11:57
1.7 m
15h
241° WSW
17 kts
max 26 kts
99%
0.67 mm
9° C
983 hpa
187° S
1.2 m
5 s
3.8 m
18h
240° WSW
16 kts
max 24 kts
83%
7° C
986 hpa
196° SSW
1.2 m
5 s
17:27
5.6 m
21h
230° SW
11 kts
max 19 kts
14%
6° C
989 hpa
197° SSW
1.2 m
5 s
3.6 m

Wednesday, Jan 28

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
223° SW
12 kts
max 20 kts
4%
6° C
991 hpa
217° SW
1.1 m
5 s
00:28
2.0 m
03h
216° SW
12 kts
max 18 kts
0%
6° C
992 hpa
184° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
212° SSW
12 kts
max 18 kts
0%
6° C
993 hpa
193° SSW
0.9 m
5 s
06:02
5.7 m
09h
192° SSW
7 kts
max 9 kts
0%
7° C
993 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
5 s
4.1 m
12h
152° SSE
12 kts
max 13 kts
2%
7° C
993 hpa
188° S
0.9 m
5 s
13:10
1.8 m
15h
137° SE
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
7° C
993 hpa
192° SSW
0.8 m
5 s
2.5 m
18h
127° SE
7 kts
max 8 kts
0%
6° C
994 hpa
185° S
0.9 m
5 s
18:49
5.4 m
21h
125° SE
9 kts
max 11 kts
0%
5° C
995 hpa
185° S
0.9 m
5 s
4.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Jan 29

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
136° SE
9 kts
max 13 kts
0%
5° C
995 hpa
165° SSE
1.0 m
5 s
2.6 m
03h
126° SE
10 kts
max 14 kts
84%
4° C
995 hpa
173° S
1.0 m
5 s
01:50
2.0 m
06h
125° SE
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
4° C
995 hpa
171° S
1.1 m
5 s
07:26
5.6 m
09h
131° SE
13 kts
max 18 kts
53%
4° C
994 hpa
168° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
5.1 m
12h
133° SE
14 kts
max 19 kts
99%
6° C
992 hpa
165° SSE
1.1 m
4 s
3.0 m
15h
131° SE
18 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
989 hpa
164° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
14:40
1.8 m
18h
155° SSE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
7° C
988 hpa
166° SSE
1.1 m
5 s
4.2 m
21h
159° SSE
21 kts
max 27 kts
99%
2.54 mm
6° C
987 hpa
170° S
1.2 m
5 s
20:12
5.5 m

Friday, Jan 30

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
189° S
17 kts
max 22 kts
95%
8° C
986 hpa
174° S
1.1 m
5 s
3.5 m
03h
183° S
17 kts
max 23 kts
56%
7° C
987 hpa
177° S
1.1 m
5 s
03:22
1.8 m
06h
179° S
19 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
987 hpa
177° S
1.0 m
5 s
3.6 m
09h
186° S
22 kts
max 28 kts
95%
8° C
987 hpa
186° S
0.9 m
5 s
08:46
5.8 m
12h
228° SW
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
2.5 mm
9° C
987 hpa
189° S
0.9 m
5 s
4.1 m
15h
220° SW
22 kts
max 29 kts
21%
0.42 mm
9° C
988 hpa
183° S
0.9 m
6 s
16:09
1.6 m
18h
183° S
16 kts
max 26 kts
87%
8° C
989 hpa
181° S
0.8 m
6 s
2.6 m
21h
164° SSE
20 kts
max 27 kts
99%
0.5 mm
8° C
989 hpa
169° S
0.8 m
6 s
21:22
5.8 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Jan 31

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
163° SSE
19 kts
max 26 kts
99%
8° C
988 hpa
173° S
0.9 m
6 s
4.6 m
03h
169° S
17 kts
max 23 kts
96%
0.54 mm
8° C
988 hpa
179° S
0.9 m
6 s
2.0 m
06h
148° SSE
17 kts
max 25 kts
99%
7° C
988 hpa
176° S
0.8 m
5 s
04:42
1.4 m
09h
142° SE
23 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1.78 mm
7° C
988 hpa
171° S
0.8 m
5 s
09:52
6.0 m
12h
187° S
21 kts
max 28 kts
80%
4.17 mm
8° C
989 hpa
173° S
0.8 m
5 s
5.2 m
15h
193° SSW
19 kts
max 26 kts
86%
0.58 mm
8° C
992 hpa
170° S
0.8 m
6 s
2.3 m
18h
190° S
15 kts
max 22 kts
98%
0.41 mm
9° C
994 hpa
156° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
17:18
1.2 m
21h
175° S
14 kts
max 20 kts
98%
8° C
996 hpa
152° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
22:18
6.1 m

Sunday, Feb 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
180° S
12 kts
max 17 kts
94%
0.69 mm
8° C
997 hpa
152° SSE
0.7 m
7 s
5.5 m
03h
207° SSW
7 kts
max 11 kts
91%
7° C
999 hpa
147° SSE
0.7 m
6 s
2.6 m
06h
207° SSW
5 kts
max 7 kts
99%
8° C
1000 hpa
146° SE
0.6 m
5 s
05:45
1.0 m
09h
198° SSW
4 kts
max 5 kts
87%
8° C
1001 hpa
143° SE
0.7 m
6 s
5.1 m
12h
198° SSW
9 kts
max 11 kts
45%
9° C
1002 hpa
133° SE
0.7 m
6 s
10:44
6.3 m
15h
184° S
10 kts
max 12 kts
8%
0.56 mm
8° C
1001 hpa
133° SE
0.8 m
6 s
3.1 m
18h
167° SSE
7 kts
max 11 kts
7%
7° C
1002 hpa
132° SE
0.8 m
6 s
18:14
0.9 m
21h
139° SE
6 kts
max 8 kts
39%
7° C
1003 hpa
131° SE
0.8 m
5 s
4.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Feb 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
124° SE
3 kts
max 3 kts
76%
7° C
1004 hpa
140° SE
0.9 m
5 s
23:04
6.4 m
03h
90° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
76%
7° C
1006 hpa
134° SE
0.9 m
5 s
3.4 m
06h
88° E
8 kts
max 10 kts
99%
7° C
1007 hpa
134° SE
1.0 m
5 s
06:38
0.7 m
09h
93° E
7 kts
max 9 kts
99%
7° C
1009 hpa
132° SE
1.0 m
5 s
3.7 m
12h
103° ESE
6 kts
max 6 kts
98%
7° C
1011 hpa
142° SE
1.0 m
5 s
11:28
6.4 m
15h
68° ENE
7 kts
max 7 kts
83%
7° C
1012 hpa
134° SE
1.0 m
5 s
4.0 m
18h
71° ENE
10 kts
max 12 kts
90%
6° C
1014 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
5 s
19:02
0.7 m
21h
82° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
52%
5° C
1015 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
5 s
3.0 m

Tuesday, Feb 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
00h
98° E
5 kts
max 5 kts
99%
5° C
1016 hpa
129° SE
1.1 m
5 s
23:45
6.6 m
03h
99° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
99%
5° C
1017 hpa
131° SE
1.1 m
5 s
4.4 m
06h
105° ESE
8 kts
max 10 kts
98%
5° C
1017 hpa
130° SE
1.1 m
5 s
07:24
0.5 m
09h
144° SE
8 kts
max 11 kts
99%
5° C
1018 hpa
126° SE
1.1 m
5 s
2.2 m
12h
163° SSE
10 kts
max 12 kts
75%
7° C
1018 hpa
122° ESE
1.1 m
5 s
12:07
6.5 m
15h
164° SSE
10 kts
max 14 kts
85%
7° C
1016 hpa
111° ESE
1.0 m
5 s
4.8 m
18h
146° SE
11 kts
max 17 kts
27%
7° C
1016 hpa
117° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
1.6 m
21h
164° SSE
14 kts
max 22 kts
99%
7° C
1016 hpa
116° ESE
0.9 m
5 s
19:43
0.6 m

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